Wunderkind
1 March, 2009 – 12:58 amI just bought this the other day (right). I pieced it together pretty quick, 
and it’s seriously cool! Last Lego airplane I had was a little twin from the late 80s – the pieces were all very simple (but it still looked neat – I think I have it around somewhere). But this, they’ve come a long way with! The propeller spins pretty freely, and the gear is retractable. Have to give them credit for this one.
I used to have this guy (below) floating around – I think it’s in my Lego set in my garage down south (3 hrs out – major drag). I’d have just bought a new one, but $500! No way! I think I had more than $500 worth of fun playing with mine, so I’m glad I didn’t just put it on a shelf hoping to go to college on it.
And I just ordered this one (right). Hopefully it will arrive
before it becomes $500. They’ve also got a Lego 787 Dreamliner which looks pretty righteous, and a few nutters built a 1:25 scale Airbus A380. Something like a 10’ wingspan? 3’ tall? 75,000 bricks if I read right. But I’m a fan of turboprops more than jets though, so things like this I find way more entertaining.
If only I could find a Lego King Air…